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l 1 0 . 'm <br />0 A <br />WANWAIMANNOMONCO <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 1, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF SANTA <br />ANA ZOO FOR THE BENEFIT AND <br />SUPPORT OF THE SANTA ANA ZOO AT <br />PRENTICE PARK <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 2,2E) <br />k <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY <br />:--I;• 1p <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with Friends of <br />Santa Ana Zoo for an amount of $60,000 plus 10% of net revenues, estimated at $40,000, for the <br />benefit and support of the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park, for a term from March 1, 2016 <br />through February 28, 2019, with a one, two -year renewal period, subject to non - substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Friends of Santa Ana Zoo ( FOSAZ) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Their purpose is to <br />market and solicit charitable donations to support the operations, maintenance and expansion of <br />the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park (SAZAPP). FOSAZ recently raised funds for the Zoo's <br />newest exhibit, the Brazilian Ocelot Habitat, and is currently raising funds for the upcoming Giant <br />River Otter Habitat. FOSAZ and the City of Santa Ana collaborate on programs to further the <br />mission of the Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park. FOSAZ oversees many planning and fundraising <br />efforts, including the annual "Boo at the Zoo" event, "Sunsets at the Zoo" summer concert series, <br />and " Zoofari" black -tie gala. They also provide staffing and maintenance for the zoo membership <br />program, special events, zoo rentals, Zoofari Express Train and Endangered Species Carrousel <br />rides, and the Treetop Toys Gift Shop. <br />The original agreement between FOSAZ and the City of Santa Ana was approved in December <br />2001 and amended in December 2006, August 2010, and December 2010. This updated <br />agreement incorporates all of the previous amendments into one document. Additionally, this <br />agreement adds two new revenue sources and clarifies the revenue from FOSAZ's zoo <br />membership sales. Currently, FOSAZ contributes $20,000 annually to help offset the costs of <br />SAZAPP veterinary services. Last year, FOSAZ added an annual $40,000 contribution to the <br />City to help offset the cost of a full -time education staff position. FOSAZ remits 10% net of Gift <br />Shop and Rental revenues to the City's General Fund to reduce the zoo's subsidy. Ride <br />concession revenues from the train and carousel are not currently included in this remittance. In <br />25D -1 <br />